megbarrett's reviews
25 reviews

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

funny hopeful

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

much like what lex croucher said in her goodreads review that made me pick up this book in the first place, i, too, stayed up until 3 am to finish this beautiful, beautiful book

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

i really, really enjoyed this one! it made me cry happy and sad tears. i think it was insightful and relevant without being too heavy-handed or moralizing. and it was exciting!

Top 8 by Katie Finn

lighthearted

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

this would be a guilty pleasure, except i refuse to feel guilty about it! a fun mystery about a girl figuring out who hacked her social media account. i have read this many times.

What's Your Status? by Katie Finn

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

emotional mysterious sad

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

i just finished the phantom of the opera, and it’s now one of my favorite classics. leroux’s writing is terrifying in all the right places and funny in the perfect spots. the translation by lowell bair is incredibly readable, and i appreciated his translator footnotes as well!

i could go on and on about what i love about the book: the narrator's voice, attempting to compile everything he knew about christine daae's mysterious disappearance; everybody having different descriptions of the opera ghost; the labyrinth beneath the opera house! it was so good.